Men's Lacrosse: Mount Union (8-7 Overall) at Ohio Northern (11-4 Overall) - OAC Tournament Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 1 p.m. - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio
| Game Program (.pdf) | OAC Tournament Site |
Saturday's Game: Ohio Northern will be the No. 3 seed in the 2022 Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament and will host No. 6 seed Mount Union in the quarterfinals on Saturday ... The ONU-MtU winner will advance to the semifinals on Wednesday at No. 2 seed John Carroll ... The finals are slated for Saturday, May 7 at the highest seeded semifinal winner ... This marks the fourth consecutive appearance in the OAC Tournament for the Polar Bears ... Northern is 2-3 in its three previous appearances ... Last season, ONU defeated Mount Union 14-7 in the quarterfinals in Ada before falling at Baldwin Wallace 16-12 in the semifinals … Northern is coming off a 9-6 loss at Baldwin Wallace in the regular season finale on Wednesday … Through 15 games this season, sophomore Sebastian Michaud leads a balanced scoring attack with 26 goals and 37 points … Senior Ben Gawronski is second on the team with 23 goals and 31 points ... Sophomore John Lynn is third with 21 goals and 27 points … Junior Riley O'Neal has a team-best 19 assists … In all, 28 different players have scored goals this season, including seven who have double-digit goal totals … Junior goalkeeper Cole Zaferakis is 114 on the season with 99 saves, a .505 save percentage and is second in the OAC with an 8.25 GAA ... Mount Union enters Saturday's quarterfinals as the No. 6 seed ... The Purple Raiders are coming off a 19-5 loss to John Carroll on Wednesday ... Senior Alek Kungle leads the team and is fifth in the OAC with 38 goals to go with a team-best 47 points ... Junior Eli Ciotti is second with 28 goals ... Junior Logan Gebhart has 20 goals and a team-best 18 assists for 38 points ... Junior Kyle Reihner is 7-7 with 232 saves and a 9.53 GAA in goal.
Ohio Northern Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Ground Balls |
Face Offs | Caused TOs | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Michaud | 26 | 1. | O'Neal | 19 | 1. | Michaud | 37 | 1. | Dittus | 42 | 1. | Dittus | 89-164 | 1. | Griffin | 26 | ||||
| 2. | Gawronski | 23 | 2. | Michaud | 11 | 2. | Gawronski | 31 | 2. | Griffin | 39 | 2. | Calderwood | 77-141 | 2. | Mitchel | 15 | ||||
| 3. | Lynn | 21 | 3. | Jablonski | 10 | 3. | Lynn | 27 | 3. | Calderwood | 36 | 3. | T.Smith | 21-27 | 3. | Falsone | 12 | ||||
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 6-1 margin ... ONU has won 6 straight, including an 11-2 win on March 26.
ONU Head Coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent is in his sixth season at ONU with a 66-34 record, a winning percentage of .660.
